Connecticut residents will soon be able to use a contact tracing tool launched by Apple and Google designed to automatically alert users to potential coronavirus exposures, Gov. Ned Lamont and the state’s chief operating officer Josh Geballe announced at a Tuesday morning press conference.
Geballe said the tool sends notifications to users if they’ve recently been in contact with another user who reports testing positive for COVID-19. However, residents can’t opt into the tool until their state agrees to participate.
So far, Geballe said, Connecticut has been intentionally slow to jump onto the platform and has first watched other states adopt the system.